Towel cabinet



Feb. 13, 1940. 1.5M. HARVEY 2,190,101

' TOWEL CABI/NET Filed Jan. 24, 1938 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 E .43. 2,3 m /5 QFeb. 13, 1940. L. M. HARVEY 2,190,101

TOWEL CABINET Filed 24, 1938 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 l I I I l //3 30 a a 46 3664 54 2 l 0 42 463/43 49 69 29 x 46 47 I L. M. HARVEY TOWEL CABINET Feb.13, 1940.

Filed Jan. 24, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Feb r13, 19 40 i i I 1 t'1 TOWEL CABINET,

Leo Harvey, Los; Angeles, Calif. Application January 24, 1938, SerialNo. 186,645 9 Claims. (01. 312-55) l I This invention relatestodispensing devices bodying asimple yet effective means for unfoldandrelates more particularly to devices for dising the inner orrear fold ofthe lowermost towel pensing paper towels and the like. A general as thesame is being withdrawn from the case. object of this invention is toprovide aconvenient, 1 Another object of n this invention is to provideinexpensive and practical towel cabinet. a towel cabinet of thecharacter mentioned in Another object of this invention is to providewhich the stack of towels is related to the disa towel cabinet forhandling paper towels havcharge opening in such amanner that it is dif-I ing folded corner portions that operates to proficult if notimpossible, to-obtain or even engage ject the folded-over cornerportions from. the the towels within the case. i

TENT OFFlCE a to be en tly grasped by the user. A further objectof thisinvention is to provide :10

It has been found that the users of paper a towel cabinet of thecharacter mentioned that towel cabinets often have dimculty inwithdrawembodies a minimum number of si p parts and ing thetowels fromthe cabinets. The hands of tis e p s to anufacturev a; user of a towelcabinet are usually wet and The various objects and features of myinvene when the accessible partsoi a paper towel are tion will be fullyunderstood from the following 15 grasped to withdraw a, towel from thecabinet the detailed description of a typical preferred form moisture isimmediately transferred to the aband application Of y v t ou o t sorbentpaper, Th i t e softens th t w l which description reference is madetothe acso that the towel parts or tears and theuserof omp y aw s, in'which:

.120 the cabinet is obliged to re-engage the towel or Fig.1 is a fromView Of the towel Cabineiifif to reoperate the ejecting m cha ism or bth, the present invention Fig. 2 is a side view of the The towel cabinetof the present invention overe towel. Cabinets n a d o ontal comes thidifficulty and, is yam t eject, detailed sectional view taken asindicated by line doubled or folded portions of the towel of two 3 onFig l ow e j ti m ans in its thicknesses of paper that are sufficientlystrong hormalcohditioh- Figsand 5 are fragmentary 25 to with tand th n xrt by th e of th I vertical detailed sectional views of the lower por-rcabi t en though i hands may be s tion of the case, being views taken asindicated Another object of this invention is to provide y lines and 5-respectively, Fig; 3. v a towel cabinet of the character mentioned that6 is a View Similar 5 showing pa tsof ejects the folded or doubledcorner portions of lec means in the Operated positions 30 the papertowels in such a manner that the users w r the iowermoststowei s p j edf om the may grasp them at their strongest parts adjacent Caseis ahorizontal detailed Sectional their lines of folding. v ew taken aindicated by line 'l-'! on Fig. 6. Another object of this invention istoprovide 3 is a Slightly ced bottom elevation of 135 a towel cabinet ofthe character mentioned that one of the towels and 9 is a Verticalsectional l 45 tions conveniently accessible ior grasping. 1 theinvention about to be d(ascribedembodies a positive dependable means foreject- View taken is-indicated line on 8.

ing the towels to positions where their, doubled i Present ihvenilioh ybe bodied n deor folded portions are conveniently accessible to Vices fhandling paper towels, p s, toilet the user. paper, cleaning tissues andthe like. In thefol- 40 Another object of this invention is to providelowing detailed disclosures I will describe a typical 40 a towel cabinetof the character mentioned in r er d fo m 0f invention handling whichthe ejecting mechanism acts on the folded paper O G t is to beUnderstood that the corner portions f yt a t bodily advance or inventionis not to beconstruedas limited or removethe towel to make said foldedcorner por- Stiicted the particular form appl cat on of Another objectof this invention is to provide The towel cabinet. the P iioh ii a towelcabinet of the character mentioned emi generally, a C b net or case H]for conbodying a novel and particularly effective ejecttaming a stack oftowels ej t means Ii for ing mechanism that operates to move theloweracting on the towels T to eject portions of the .50 most towelforwardly and then downwardly to s m f om he c selfl and means I2 foroperat project its folded corner portions and performs g the j g meansII. this function without crushing, wrinkling or dis- The case Ill maybe variedin proportion, conturbing the other towels of the stack.struction, etc., to handle paper products of vari Anotherobject ofthisinvention is to provide ous kinds and shapes. The housing or caseIll a towel cabinet of the character rnentioned emmay be formed of sheet"metal or the like and is 55 folded towels T. In accordance with theinvencludes a front F shaped to conform to the for' 22 inthe case llsired.

tion the case ill has a horizontalcross sectional shape corresponding tothe plan configuration of the towel T to conform to the contained stackof towels. The case sides 13 are parallel and at right angles to theback Mia. The case ill inward portions of the folded towels T and shapedto provide the case H] with three walls or sides. The front F has acentral wall portion ll that is substantially vertical and parallel withthe back l2a and two wall portions l8 diverging rearwardly and laterallyfrom the central wall portion ET. The divergent wall portions l8 aresubstantially vertical and extend rearwardly and laterally from thecentral wall portion H to the planes of the case sides l3. Rims orflanges l9 are provided on the wall portions I8 to overlap the forwardportions of the case sides i3 and to lie parallel with the same.

be engageable with beads 20 on the sides [3 to The flanges l9 may limitthe inward movement of the front F. The forward parts of the case sidesit may be bevelled upwardly and inwardly and the upper parts of theseveral wall portions i'l and'l8 of the front F may be bevelled in asimilar mannenif de- A mirror 2m may be provided on the central wallportion ll of the case front F.

The front F forms a closure for the case if! and is hinged or pivoted tothe case so that it may belowered or opened to render the interior ofthe case readily accessible. The above described flanges 8% projectdownwardly beyond the lower ends of the wall portions l8 and pivot pins2| are arranged through openings in the .:case sides It and thedepending parts of the flanges it to pivotally connect the front F withthe case It. The front F is adapted to be lowered from the closedposition illustrated in the drawings to an open position where theinterior of "the case it is fully accessible so that a stack of towelsT'may bereadily passed into the case.

A latch or look 23 may be provided to normally retain the front F in itsclosed position. V

A support or shelf 22 is provided in the case :18 to assist insupporting the stack. of towels T and to perform otherfunctions. Theshelf 22 is substantially horizontal and is arranged above the bottom itin spaced adjacent relation thereto.

It is preferred to removably support the shelf In the arrangement illus-"trated in the drawings'two transversely or horizontally spaced sets ofopposed indented parts 24 are provided on the bottom It and the shelf"22 and screws 25 are passed through openings in the parts 2 The parts291 are indented to receive the heads and the nuts of the screws 25 andto form bosses about the screws. Tubular spacers 26 are arranged on thescrews 25 between the Iopposed indented parts 2 1 to support or toassist in supporting the shelf 22.

An upturned flange 2T extends along the forward edge. of the case bottomIt and may assist in supporting the shelf 22. The flange 21 may be insubstantially 'the same vertical plane as the forward edges of the casesides It and the shelf 22 projects for- "wardly beyond the flange 2'1.The forward edge of the shelf 22 is in substantially vertical alignmentwith the case front F, that is, the forward edge of the shelf 22 has 'acentral portion in the plane of the front wall portion ll and hasrearwardly and laterally divergent edge portions in the planes of thediverging wall portions E8 of the front F. A rearwardly-turned bead 28may extend along the forward edge of the shelf 22 to make the edge roundand smooth.

In accordance with the invention the lower edge of the case front F isspaced above the shelf 22 to leave a substantially horizontal slot whichforms the towel outlet opening 29 of the case The lower edge of thecentral wall portion ill is horizontal and therefore substantially par-7 allel with the shelf 22 and is in close proximity to the shelf. Thelower edges of the divergent wall portions 28 slope upwardly andrearwardly from the central wall portion-ll so that the side parts ofthe outlet opening 29 are of increased height. Notches 39 may beprovided in the lower edges of the wall portions is adjacent the flangesl9 and similar notches 3%! may be provided in the divergent edgeportions of the shelf 22 to facilitate the grasping of the foldedportions of the towel T as will be more fully described.

The case lilfurther includes an inclined guide and support member 32arranged above the forward portion of the shelf 22. The member 32 may besubstantially T-shaped in plan view to have a'central portion 32aextending rearwardly from adjacent the forward central'edge of the shelf22 and a transverse head portion 32b joining the portion 32a andextending laterally in opposite directions therefrom to have itsopposite ends adjacent the case sides 13. The member 32 slopes upwardlyand rearwardly from its forward edge and is substantially fiat. Suitablelugs 33 on the central portion 32a of the member32 are riveted orotherwise fixed to the shelf '22 to assist in' securing the member inplace.

Tabs on the rear edge of the portion 3217 are rolled into tubes lit andthese tubes are spaced apart andare located adjacent the case sides l3.

Pins 35-are passed inwardly through openings in the case sides l3 andextend through the tubes B t to assist in supporting the member 32. Arotatable roll 36 extends between the tubes 34 and has longitudinalopenings 3"! in its opposite ends. The pins 35 extend into the openings3'! to ro tatably support the roll 36. The roll 36 has a substantiallyhorizontal axis of rotation extending transversely through the case Iiia substantial distance forwardly from the back [2a. The vroll 36projects or extends above the upper plane of the member 32a so that thelowermost towel T of the supply stack rests upon it as illustrated inFig. 6 of the drawings. It will be observed that the member 32 is shapedto leave two substantially triangular spaces 33 above the shelf 22 anddirectly inward from the divergent edges of the shelf. The member 32assists in supporting the stack of towels T, in guiding the ejectingelements and in guiding the towels T to the outlet opening 29 as will bemore fully described.

The towels T are in the form of separate or individual sheets of papertoweling initially of rectangular configuration. The two forward cornerportions ill of the towels T are folded back vertical stacking of thetowels, the rear portions of the towels T are folded back upon thebodies of the towels to constitute rear fiolds 4|. The rear folds M arepreferably folded upon the same sides of the towel bodies as the forwardcorner portions id. The towels T are stacked one upon the other in thesame relative positions and with their folded corner portions 40 andtheir folds ll at their lower sides.

The stack of towels T is arranged in the case M so that the lowermosttowel T rests on the roll 36 and the member 32 The roll 36 is thehighest towel supporting element of the device and therefore assumes amajor portion of the weight of the stack. The roll 36 is freelyrotatable and forms an antifriction towel supporting element thatmaterially reduces the frictional resistance offered to withdrawal ofthe lowermost towel T from the stack. The towels Tare hung or draped onthe roll 3%: in such a manner that the lowermost towel T slopesdownwardly and forwardly from the roll 36 and rests flatly on theinclined member 32 and the rear parts of the lowermost towel slopedownwardly andrearward- 1y toward the case back Mia. The folded cornerportions iii of the lowermost towel T are directly above the openings orspaces 38 and are partially unsupported. Because of this arrangement theforward folded corner portions M of the lowermost level T may projectfrom the body of the towel. l

Means is provided to support the rear portion of the stack of towels Tin such a manner that the rear fold ii of the lowermost towel T may hangfree to engage with the roll when the said towel is withdrawn. In thepreferred construction illustrated in the drawings the shelf 22 has arear part 52 turned upwardly and then forwardly. The rear edge portionof the lowermost towel T, that is, the portion of the lowermost toweladjacent the line of folding of its rear fold 4|, rests upon the shelfpart 42. Thus the part 42 serves to support the rear portion of thestack of towels T andallows the rear fold M of the lowermost towel tohang free as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings. It will be observedthat the towels T contained in the case ii! are very difficult of accessthrough the opening 29.

The ejecting means H is operable by the means l2 to cooperate with theforward folded parts of the lowermost towel T to advance said towel to aposition where its said folds are conveniently accessible at the front Fof the case "J. a

make the screws 25 accessible when the parts are in the normalpositions. The forward portion 43a of the ejector 43 slopes upwardly andforwardly. Two substantially horizontal tabs 46 extend forwardly fromthe inclined portion 43a. The tabs :16 extend from the forward edge ofthe inclined portion 43a and are therefore elevated above the body ofthe ejector 43. The elevated The means ll includes what I will Theejector 43 may be a flat gen tabs 46 are adjacent the sides ls'of thecase In. Each tab 46 has two spaced depending fingers 41.

The ejector 43 is guided for substantially horizontal movement in thecase I8. A, forwardly and rearwardly extending slot- 48 is provided inthe shelf 22 and a guide 49 is attached to the under side of the ejector43 to operate in the slot 48. The opposite edgesv of the guide 49 havesliding cooperation with the side walls of the slot 48 to effectivelyguide the ejector 43. Lugs 5|] project downwardly from the opposite endsof the guide 49 and protrude from the lower side of the shelf 22. Thelugs 50 extend laterallybeyo'nd the opposite sides of the slot havingshoulders cooperable with the under side of the shelf 22 to preventupward movement of the ejector 43. Bumpers 52 of rubber or the like areprovided 'on the lugs 50. Depending tongues 53 are provided at theopposite ends of the slot 48. The bumpers 52 are cooperable with thetongues 53 to limit the movement of the ejector 43.

The ejecting means ll further includes towel engaging elements 54 on theejector 43. An element 54 is pivotally supported between each pair offingers 41. Pivot pins or rods 55 extend through openings in the fingers41 and similar fingers 56 on the elements 56 and pivotally support theelements between the fingers 41. The elements 5 project forwardly frombelow. the horizontal elevated tabs 46-of the ejector 43 and theirforward parts are cooperable with the doubled or folded forward cornerportions of the lowermost towel T. The elements 54 areshaped toeffectively engage these folded portions of the lowermosttowel T tobodily move the said towel.

'Each element 54 has a forward edge 51 parallel with the planes of thefront wall portions l8 and parallel with the lines of folding X of thetowels T and forward edges 58 extend rearwardlyand laterally indiverging relation to the edges 51. The edges 51 and 5B join at roundedpoints 59.

Thetowel engaging elements 54 are movable forwardly in the spaces 38 andare automatically controlled or governed to feed the doubled forwardportions of the lowermost towel T downwardly and outwardly through theoutlet. opening-29. Spring means are provided for yieldingly urging theelements 56 to positions where their forward parts slope upwardly andforwardly as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings. These meansmay comprise leaf springs fill attached to the elements 5 and bearingupwardly against the under sides of the inclined portions 43a of theejector :33. The elements 54 are provided with tails which constitutecams iii. The cams extend downwardly and rearwardly fromthe elements 56when the same are in their normal positions. Openings tZareprovided inthe shelf f 22 to receive and cooperate with the cams 6|.

The forward walls 52a of the openings 62 are turned or curved downwardlyand are rounded to be engaged by the cams 6| as will subsequently bedescribed.

When the ejector 63 is in its retracted or normal positionthe frontparts of the elements 5 1 have their upper sides in cooperation with theforward edges of the portion 32b and the cams 8! project into the rearparts of the openings The points 59 of the elements 5 3 are normallyadjacent the forward edges of the portion 32b and may be engaged by theunder side of the low ermost towelT. During forward movement of l theejector 43 the points 59 are held in engagement with the under side ofthe lowermost towel T-by the action of the springs (iii so that passageof the elements between the towel and its forward folds 49 is assured.When the edges 5! and the points 59 approach or come into cooperationwith the lines of folding X the cams en come into engagement with thewalls 82a and this cooperation causes the elements 54 to pivotdownwardly as they advance forwardly. The cooperation of the forwardlyand downwardly moving elements 55 with the towel T at or adjacent itslines of folding X bodily moves the lowermost towel forwardly anddirects its doubled forward corners downwardly and outwardly through theoutlet opening 2% to be readily grasped in front of the cabinet at thedivergent front wall portions iii. In practice the elements 5% movedownwardly and forwardly in the spaces 38 substantially in parallelismwith the inclined member 32.

In accordance with the invention yielding abutments are provided on theshelf 22 to be engaged by the towel folds ll during forward move-- mentor ejection of the lowermost towel T to maintain the folds in theirbent-back or folded condition. Leaf springs ti l aresecured to the upperside of the shelf 22 adjacent the divergent forward edges of the shelfto hold the folds of the lowermost towel T in engagement with the undersides of the elements 5A. The springs 64' serve to prevent unfolding orstraightening out of the folds All! when thefsame are being acted uponby the ejecting elements 54 and, if desired, may serve to normallysupport the folds 40 adjacent their lines of folding.

The means [2 for operating the ejecting means H is operable to shift orreciprocate the ejector 43. The means 82 is characterized by itssimplicity. In accordance with the invention the means l2 comprises apivoted lever. 65 operatively connected with the ejector 53 andprojecting from the case iii to be manually open ated. The lever E5 isarranged in the space between the bottom it and the shelf and projectsoutwardly through a slot 68 in a side it of the case. A suitable handleor button Bl is provided on the protruding part of the lever 65 tofacilitate its operation. In the simple preferred structure illustratedone of the screws 25 serves to pivotally support the lever 55. Anopening El is provided in the lever 65 and receives the spacer 25 on thesaid screw 35 so that the screw serves to pivotally carry the lever. Theindented parts 24 serve as bearings to prevent vertical rocking of thelever.

The operative connection between the lever 65 and the ejector 83includes a longitudinal slot 68 in the inner portion of the lever and apin 69 on the ejector cooperating with the slot. The pin 69 may be fixedto the guide 29 of the ejector to project from its under side. A head69a is provided on the pin 69 and has an annular peripheral groove 59b.The slot 68 is provided at its outer end with an enlargement 68a adaptedto receive the head 55m of the pin 69 so that the groove 69b maycooperate with the parts of the lever 65 bordering the slot 68. It isbelieved that it will be understood how the head 69a of the pin 69 maybe introduced in the enlargement 68a so that the groove 592) mayslidably cooperate with the parts of the lever 65 bordering the slot 68.An extensible spring or tension spring iii is connected between thelever 65 and a lug H on the shelf 22 to automatically return the leverand the ejector 43 and to nor mally hold the ejecting means retracted. Arearward force applied to the knob 61 pivots the lever 65 to produce aforward movement of the ejector 43. When the force or pressure isremoved from the button 67 the spring it returns the ejector 43 and thelever 65 to their normal position. It will be noted that the ejector 33together with its elements 54 and the shelf 22 together with the member32 form a unit which may be inserted in the case ill as a singlestructure.

Assuming that the case 10 contains a stack of towels T as illustrated inthe drawings, a user may readily obtain a towel by merely pressingrearwardly on the button El of the lever 65. This actuation of the lever55 produces forward movement of the ejector 3 and its towel T engagingelements 54. The elements 54 may have their points 59 in engagement'withthe under side of the lowermost towel and the points remain inengagement with the towel as the ejector moves forwardly. When the edges57 of the elements.

5t engage or approach the lines of folding X the cams El come intoengagement with the walls 62a and cause the elements 54 to pivotdownwardly. Thus the elements M have a compound movement, movingdownwardly as well as forwardly. This movement of the elements 54 whileengagement with the lines of folding X moves the lowermost towel Tforwardly and ejects its doubled forward corner portions downwardly andoutwardly through the outlet opening 29. The springs B l hold the folds49 up against the under sides of the elements 54 and assure the desiredforward movement of the lowermost towel T by the ejector elements 54.

- When the ejector 13 has reached the end of its forward stroke themanual pressure may be removed from the lever button 67 to allow thespring 10 to return the ejector 43 to its original position. The doubledforward corner portions of the lowermost towel T may then be readilygrasped at the front F adjacent its divergent wall portions 18 and aforward pull on these portions of the towel will withdraw the towel fromthe case I 9. During the withdrawal of the lowermost towel T its rearfold (ll comes into engagement with the roll 35 and the roll effectivelyunfolds or straightens out the rear fold M as the towel movementcontinues. Thus a complete unfolded towel is obtained by the user of thecabinet.

It is to be particularly noted that the ejecting means H operates toadvance the lowermost towel T to a position where its forward cornerportions of double thickness may be grasped by the user for the purposeof withdrawing the towel. These portions of the towel T being of doublethickness have sufficient strength to withstand the forward pullingforce applied by the user and do not fail or tear even though the usershands may be wet when he engages them.

Having described only a typical preferred form and application of myinvention I do not wish to be limited or restricted to the specificdetails herein set forth, but wish to reserve to myself any variationsor modifications that may appear to those skilled in the art or fallwithin the scope of the following claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. Adevice for dispensing paper sheets each having at least one portionfolded back upon itself, the device including a case having a dischargeopening at its forward portion, means for supporting a stack of thetowels in the case with their folded-back portions at their under sides,an ejector in the case, means supporting the ejector for movement towardand away from the opening, an element pivotally carried on the forwardend of the ejector to move therewith and having a part engageable'in thefold of the lowermost sheet of the stack to move the lowermost sheet,and a part fixed in thecase cooperating with the element to pivot theelement downwardly relative to the ejector during movement of theejector toward said opening so that said'part of the element moves thesaid foldedback portion of the sheet downwardly and forwardly to apositionwhere its folded-back portion protrudesfrom' the opening wherebythe said sheet has a part of double thickness accessible to the user.

2. A device for dispensing paper sheets each. having at least oneportion folded back upon itself, the device including a case having adischarge opening, means for supporting a stack of the sheets in thecase with their folded-back pore tions at their under sides, an ejectorin the case,

means supporting the ejector for movement toward and away from theopening, the ejector including a shiftable element operable to engage inthe fold of the lowermost sheet of the stack to move the lowermostsheet, an upwardly facing abutment in the case adjacent the opening,means for shifting the element downwardly during movement of the ejectortoward the opening so that the element directs the forward part of thelowermost sheet through the opening and,

moves it down against said abutment whereby the latter maintains thesaid portion in its foldedback condition, and ejector.

3. A device for dispensing paper sheets each having a portion foldedback against its inner forwardly toward said opening with its foldedbackportion free, an ejecting element, means mounting the element in thecase for movement toward said opening to engage in the fold of thelowermost sheet including aflcarrier for moving the element horizontallyand a pivotal connection between the element and the carrier, and a partin the case cooperating with the element to direct it downwardly as itmoves forwardly whereby the element moves the lowermostsheet to aposition where its folded-back portion and the sheet portionthereaboveare accessible for grasping by the user, and means foroperating the carrier.

4. A device for dispensing paper sheets veach having a forward portionfolded back upon its under side and a rear portion folded back upon itsunder side, the device including a case having a discharge opening,means for supporting a stack of the sheets in the case, an ejectingelement in the case movable toward the opening to comeinto engagementwith the lowermost sheet and move its forward portion through theopening for grasping by the user whereby the lowermost sheet may bewithdrawn from the case, the said means including, a stack supportingpart located in the case to enter the rear fold of the lowermost sheetas the sheet is withdrawn from the case to direct the rear fold bodilydownward to flex mainly at the line of fold so the rear portion of thesheet is unfolded as it is withdrawn from the case, and means foroperating the ejecting element.

5. A device for dispensing paper sheets each having a forward portionfolded back on its under side, the device including a case having adismeans for operating the charge opening, meansfor supporting a stackof sheets in the case with the forward parts of the lowermost sheetsloping downwardly and forwardly toward the opening free of support forthe outer part of the folded-back portion, a carrier in the caseshiftable forwardly, an ejecting element movable with the carrier andengageable with the fold formed bythe folded-back portion of thelowermost sheet, means normally holding the element in an up position toengage the lowermost sheet; means for moving the element downwardly asthe carrier moves forwardly whereby the element moves the lowermostsheet to a position where its doubled-back forward parts protrude fromthe opening for grasping by the user, and means for moving the carrier.

6. A device for dispensing paper sheetseach having a forward portionfolded back on its under side, the device including a case having adischarge opening, means for supporting a stack of sheets in the casewith the forward parts of the lowermost sheet sloping downwardly andforwardly toward the opening, a carrier in the case shiftable forwardly,an ejecting element pivotally supported on the carrier to move therewithand engageable in the fold formed by folded-back portion of thelowermost sheet to move the sheet, means for pivoting the elementdownwardly during forward movement of the carrier whereby the elementmoves downwardly and forwardly to move the lowermost sheet to a positionwhere its forward part of double thickness is accessible to the user,and means for moving the carrier.

7. A device fordispensingpaper sheets each having a forward portionfolded back on its under side, the device including a case having adischarge opening, means for supporting a stack of sheets in the casewith the forward parts of the lowermost sheet sloping downwardly andforwardly toward the opening, a carrier in the case shiftable forwardly,an ejecting element pivotally supported on the carrier to move therewithand engageable in the fold formed by the foldedlback portion of thelowermost sheet to movethe said sheet, means for pivoting the elementdownwardly during forward movementof the carrier whereby the elementmoves downwardly and forwardly to move the lowermost sheet to a positionwhere its forward part of double thickness is accessible to the user,the last mentioned means including cam parts on the ele ment and casecooperating during saidmovement of the carrier, and means for movingthecarrier.

8. A device for dispensing paper sheets each having a forward portionfolded back upon its under side and a rear portion folded back upon itsunder side, the device including a case having a discharge opening,means for supporting a stack of the sheets in the case comprising arotatable roll engaged by the lowermost sheet along a line transversethereof and spaced between its front and rear edges whereby the forwardportions of the sheets hang downwardly and forwardly and the rearportions of the sheets hang downwardly and rearwardly, an ejector in thetion during the forward movementof the lowermost sheet; and means formovingthe ejector.

9. A device for dispensing paper sheets each having a forward portionfolded back on its under side, the device including a case having adischarge opening, means for supporting a stack of sheets in the casewith the forward parts of the lowermost sheet sloping downwardly andforwardly toward the opening, a carrier in the case shiftable forwardly,an ejecting element movable with the carrier and engageable in the foldof the lowermost sheet portion, means for directing the elementdownwardly and forwardly as the

